Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

X is for Xanthous


Xanthous. Xanthous. Cool word.

This could be considered a cop-out on the letter "X" except that yellow is my favorite color! It is light and cheery and beyond earth. It glows down on us from the sun far away. Yellow is vast and comforting.

Yellow is sunshine and joy. Scrambled eggs and butter. Macaroni & cheese and lemonade.

Also, as the xanthous sun has shown down on me over this summer, my hair has become more and more xanthous.

;-)

Friday, February 5, 2010

Eye Cream and Hair Dye

Ah, yes. I am admitting it. I use products to help me maintain my youthful appearance. Well, maybe youthful is a stretch, but I'm told I look younger than I am. Some of this is due to genetics. Both of my parents have always looked younger than they are. But, I give credit to Dove, L'Oreal and Clairol for the rest.

When I was 16, I swore I would never dye my hair. It was easy to proclaim that then. I had long wavy strawberry blond hair that others were envious of. Then, years later, a strange thing happened... a few of those luscious locks turned gray. Once I was thirty, I could no longer say they were a few since there were so many I could no longer count them. By the time I was thirty-five, I was faced with a serious choice. Go gray, or go to the bottle. I chose the latter. I had children in elementary school, I did not see gray hair as an option.

That handles the hair issues, but as I've looked in the mirror, I've been noticing odd creases; like I slept on that part of my chin funny, and woke up with a crease. However, to my horror, that crease doesn't go away as the day progresses!

Last year I had a surprise visit from my high school BFF. As soon as we saw each other, we smiled. I must admit, I immediately noticed that when she smiled, the skin at the corners of her eyes wrinkled. The horror! I knew instantly that this must be the case with my face too. A couple of months later, I invested in L'Oreal Skin Genesis Eye Serum. I was pleased with instant results. I suspect the bottle will have to be pried from my hands once I pass on. That stuff is awesome!

I'll be 38 in less than 2 weeks, but I don't feel it. And thanks to Walgreen's fabulous selection of youth in a bottle, I don't look it either.